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The Cards Of Pokémon TCG: Paldea Evolved Part 11: Magikarp Line

Our spotlight on Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved moves to the Water-types featuring Magikarp and Gyarados.

Published Sun, 03 Sep 2023 18:12:08 -0500

by Theo Dwyer

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With Sword & Shield officially concluded, the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokémon TCG kicked off in March 2023 with a focus on the ninth generation of Pokémon games and the new region: Paldea. It all began with the Scarlet & Violet base set, which introduced major, lasting changes to the hobby. Now, the borders of the cards have become silver, matching the Japanese releases. Another major change is that now, each pack culminates in at least a holo-rare and two reverse holos. The major mechanic of this era is the lowercase ex, which features a double holographic pattern of a horizontal shine and a starry sparkle. Full Art exs now use a green, foil outline around the Pokémon. The Secret Rare section of expansions going forward features Full Arts, Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rare exs, Full Art Trainers, Special Illustration Rare Trainers, and Gold Hyper Rares. On June 9th, 2023, the Pokémon TCG released the second set of this era, Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved, which focused on the Paldean Starters and the Treasures of Ruin Legendaries. In today's installment of this Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved art spotlight, let's take a look at the Water-type cards.

Cards of Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Credit: Pokémon TCG — Cards of Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Credit: *Pokémon TCG*

In addition to featuring new Paldean species, Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved also features species from previous regions. Today's spotlight features the Magikarp line. Magikarp itself is illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE, who uses their fun and recognizable style to show this hilarious Kanto Water-type Pokémon emerging with an impressive arc out of a river. Then, Gyarados gets a holographic rare from Yuya Oka, who depicts the overpowered evolved form in a multicolored blast of water and draconic power.

Stay tuned for the journey through this special set as we continue to spotlight the cards and artwork of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Paldea Evolved. Next time, the spotlight continues with the main section of the set. You can read more about this iconic trading card game right here at Bleeding Cool.

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